Measure This. #2

Day 2 of this year’s standardized testing, so I’m posting a few more amazing feats that defy measurement on any state-mandated tests.  You can see Day 1 here. Miniature Origami Art Walmart Yodeling Kid And I absolutely adore the snow shovel art done by Cindy Chinn.  You can see more images in this article, and … Read more

Measure This. #1

In honor of standardized testing, I’ve decided to showcase a few amazing talents that could never be assessed with multiple choice questions: Shag Carpet Cakes Miniature Embroidery Masterpieces

You Are More than a Number

As we begin our spring testing season in Texas, I would like to share a video that our principal, Dr. Cody Miller, posted on our school’s Facebook page this weekend.   At our elementary school, and across our state, students in 4th and 5th grades and many other grade levels will be taking STAAR tests … Read more

Things You Can Do While Actively Monitoring a Standardized Test

Love, Teach is a blog I turn to whenever I need to smile.  Our state is doing a lot of standardized testing this week, so I was thrilled to see some suggestions for occupying my brain while I monitor the test. These tongue-in-cheek suggestions from Love, Teach are certainly more creative than my own ideas.  In fact, I’m kind … Read more

Watch Out for Those Pebbles

It’s testing week in our neck of the woods and you can see the stress in the eyes of teachers and students.  It’s difficult to be happy to come to school on days like these. While going through some of my older posts, I ran across one that I wrote my first year of blogging on … Read more

GoNoodle

It’s time for state-wide testing in my neck of the woods.  Even though we are not allowed to have computers on during the test, you might want to consider using GoNoodle after the test, particularly for students who have been sitting for awhile. They also recently added a feature called, “Flow,” which helps with stress. … Read more